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Sweetman Sanitation expands in Lyon, Lincoln Co.

MARSHALL — This summer, Sweetman Sanitation expanded its service area in southwest Minnesota. For Ray Sweetman, the expansion was a little like coming back to his roots. Before he ever had his own sanitation business, Sweetman was working for Curry Sanitation in Lyon and Lincoln ...

Scooter’s Coffee to open Marshall location in fall

MARSHALL — The owners of a new business going up on East College Drive say they hope to bring fast, fresh coffee to customers starting this fall. “We’re super excited to be part of the Marshall community,” said Jay Van Dyken. Jay and his wife Kim are the franchisees of a new ...

A new home for SWWC

MARSHALL — It took almost 10 years for the Southwest West Central Service Cooperative to build a permanent home in Marshall. But it was worth the wait, said SWWC Executive Director Cliff Carmody. “This is a proud, exciting time and moment for SWWC,” Carmody said. “This space ...

Students have a ‘Coding in Motion’ summer

MARSHALL — The Marshall Public School District is declaring a successful summer program turnout this year between enrichment activities and credit recovery. Southview hosted the summer programs, while the Area Learning Center campus ran a summer school session. For the targeted services ...

Construction work continues on Saratoga intersection, West College roundabout

dgau@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL — While paving work is progressing in the intersection of West College Drive and Saratoga Street, the intersection will likely not be open to traffic when school starts in Marshall next week. Representatives of R and G Construction said they plan ...

SMSU warns of suspicious person incident on campus

MARSHALL — Public Safety alerted Southwest Minnesota State University students and staff Friday about an incident with a suspicious person on campus in the early hours of the morning. The whereabouts of a person reported to have pursued a university student are currently unknown, Director ...